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The Daily F Bomb, Thursday 6/27/13

Interrogatories

When you shake hands with someone, do you do the firm grip or just a weak clasp?

Do you use the phone while using the bathroom? Does it bother you when other people in public bathrooms do?

For that matter, do you feel comfortable having very private conversations in public on your phone? Do you enjoy listening to the very private conversations of strangers in public? Have you noticed that people talk louder on their phones than they do in in-person conversations?

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On This Day

In 1844, Mormon founder Joseph Smith and his brother were killed by a mob outside of a jail in Carthage, IL.

In 1898, Joshua Slocum completed his solo circumnavigation (by boat) of the world, the first man to do so (unless someone else did it first and forgot to write it down).

In 1950, President Truman decided to send U.S. troops to join the conflict in the Korean War.

In 1985, Route 66 was officially decertified as a US Highway.

In 2007, Tony Blair resigned as UK Prime Minister and was succeeded by Gordon Brown.

Born on This Day

1462 – Louis XII of France (d. 1515)

1550 – Charles IX of France (d. 1574)

1667 – Ignace-Jacques Parrocel, French painter (d. 1722)

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1846 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician, founder of the Irish Parliamentary Party (d. 1891)

1869 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-American activist and writer (d. 1940)

1875 – Charles Hoffbauer, French painter (d. 1957)

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1880 – Helen Keller, American activist and author (d. 1968) This is a repeat (tasteless) hover, in case you missed it the first time.

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1880 – Henri Montassier, French painter (d. 1946)

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1892 – Paul Colin, French poster artist (d. 1985)

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1915 – Grace Lee Boggs, American activist and author

1921 – Muriel Pavlow, British actress

1927 – Tibor Csernus, Hungarian painter

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1930 – Ross Perot, Ferengi businessman and politician

1932 – Magali Noël, French actress

1938 – Shirley Anne Field, British actress

1945 – Joey Covington, American drummer (Hot Tuna – Jefferson Airplane) (d. 2013)

1948 – Camile Baudoin, American guitarist (The Radiators)

1949 – Vera Wang, American figure skater and fashion designer

1955 – Isabelle Adjani, French actress

1956 – Ted Haggard, American pastor

1958 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (d. 1996)

1966 – J. J. Abrams, American director, writer, and producer

1968 – Kelly Ayotte, American obstructionist politician

Died on This Day

1574 – Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter, architect, and writer (b. 1511)

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1641 – Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Dutch painter (b. 1567)

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1758 – Michelangelo Unterberger, Austrian painter (b. 1695)

1794 – Philippe de Noailles, French nobleman (b. 1715)

1825 – Domenico Vantini, Italian painter (b. 1765)

1839 – Ranjit Singh, 1st Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (b. 1780)

1910 – Edouard Alexandre Sain, French artist (b. 1830)

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1927 – Thomas Jacques Somerscales, British painter (b. 1842)

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1996 – Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (b. 1909)

2001 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)

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2002 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Who) (b. 1944)

2005 – Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)

2005 – Domino Harvey, English bounty hunter (b. 1969)

2009 – Fayette Pinkney, American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)

2009 – Gale Storm, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

Today is

National HIV Testing Day

Industrial Workers of The World Day

National Handshake Day

Sunglasses Day

National Orange Blossom Day (the drink, not the flower)

National Indian Pudding Day (the first of two)


Categories: General.

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25 comments

  1. JanF

    This:

       Ok, yeah–Scalia believes the SCOTUS couldn’t strike down DOMA because it was democratically passed legislation, but can do so to the VRA?

       – Ilissa Gold (@Goldni) June 26, 2013

    Back to read your hovers after breakfast …

  2. zenor

    If we don’t answer a Q today, does it go into our dossier to be re-quizzed later?

    that’s why I bought a cellfone, so I wouldn’t have to talk or shake hands..

    People not merely louder but duller and dumber and aggravating…shake hands, my foot! My cellfone tried to call me yesterday. No way.  

  3. zenor

    If we don’t answer a Q today, does it go into our dossier to be re-quizzed later?

    that’s why I bought a cellfone, so I wouldn’t have to talk or shake hands..

    People not merely louder but duller and dumber and aggravating…shake hands, my foot! My cellfone tried to call me yesterday. No way.  

  4. zenor

    If we don’t answer a Q today, does it go into our dossier to be re-quizzed later?

    that’s why I bought a cellfone, so I wouldn’t have to talk or shake hands..

    People not merely louder but duller and dumber and aggravating…shake hands, my foot! My cellfone tried to call me yesterday. No way.  

  6. Gee

    When you shake hands with someone, do you do the firm grip or just a weak clasp?

    Do you use the phone while using the bathroom? Does it bother you when other people in public bathrooms do?

    For that matter, do you feel comfortable having very private conversations in public on your phone? Do you enjoy listening to the very private conversations of strangers in public?

    Have you noticed that people talk louder on their phones than they do in in-person conversations?

    Firm, but not crushing.

    I don’t use my phone in the bathroom.  If other people want flushing and other sounds in the background of their calls, it’s not my problem.

    I don’t feel comfortable having people know about my private business in general, so I avoid making calls in public that aren’t boring business.  I marvel at things that people shout (see next question) into their phones in public.  I don’t mind listening in, especially if the talker is oblivious to his surroundings and is saying really personal stuff.  😉

    For years, I had a really bad attitude about cellphones.  I was particularly annoyed at people who struck self-important poses in public and spoke loudly.  There was a woman in my son’s allergist’s office (why they didn’t have the usual doctor’s office cellphone ban I don’t know) who was conducting business at very high volume, and obviously enjoyed letting people know how important she and her business were.

    Short answer:  If the person on the phone obviously wants me to hear what he or she is saying, I don’t want to hear it.

  7. Gee

    I’d LOVE to see the list of prolife politicians who have facilitated secret abortions for their daughters & mistresses.

  8. JG in MD

    When you shake hands with someone, do you do the firm grip or just a weak clasp? Firm. Limp-fish handshakes give me the creeps.

    Do you use the phone while using the bathroom? Only when I’m talking to my best friend and I’m caught short.

    Do you feel comfortable having very private conversations in public on your phone? We don’t talk about private things unless we’re in private. The rest of the time we’re busy, so why would we?

    Do you enjoy listening to the very private conversations of strangers in public? I’m an eavesdropper from way back but hate it when people talk loudly in public, cell or among themselves.

  9. Gee

    1927 – Tibor Csernus, Hungarian painter

    Apart from the receding hairline, this could be a portrait of Crowded House.

  10. Gee

    2002 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Who) (b. 1944)

    Wow, it’s already been 11 years?

  11. Jk2003

    When you shake hands with someone, do you do the firm grip or just a weak clasp?

    Do you use the phone while using the bathroom? Does it bother you when other people in public bathrooms do?

    For that matter, do you feel comfortable having very private conversations in public on your phone? Do you enjoy listening to the very private conversations of strangers in public? Have you noticed that people talk louder on their phones than they do in in-person conversations?

    Handshake:  firm, I don’t know what to do when women offer me a floppy hand to shake

    Phone in bathroom:  I usually have two kids to corral in a public bathroom so the phone would be too much.  I don’t care if others are talking on the phone, sometimes it’s interesting.  I don’t know why some people yell at their phones, that is annoying.  I am not much of a phone talker and don’t understand everyone’s obsession with their phones.  

  13. slksfca

    (That’s according to my father, who was skilled in the social graces.)

    I dislike hearing half of someone else’s conversation. The extra loudness involved is just part of the reason why.

    Sometimes it’s necessary to use the bathroom while on the phone.

  14. GlenThePlumber

    no Isabelle Adjani photo..??

    I laughed at the Hellen Keller hover…does that mean I’m going to hell..??

    not while using…but while working in bathrooms…does that count..??

    and I like when people talk loudly on their phones in public…makes it easier to listen in on their private conversations.  

  16. Avilyn

    When you shake hands with someone, do you do the firm grip or just a weak clasp?  Firm but brief

    Do you use the phone while using the bathroom?  Only for web browsing or texting, while at home.

    Does it bother you when other people in public bathrooms do?  YES

    For that matter, do you feel comfortable having very private conversations in public on your phone?  I’m not comfortable talking on the phone, period.  Double for private conversations.  Only do ’em in private.

    Do you enjoy listening to the very private conversations of strangers in public?  Not really.

    Have you noticed that people talk louder on their phones than they do in in-person conversations?  YES.

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